Aston Villa v Leeds United press conference RECAP: Marcelo Bielsa on Kalvin Phillips, Pascal Struijk, Liam Cooper and Diego Llorente

ALL the latest news as Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa faces the media ahead of Friday night's quick return to action at Premier League hosts Aston Villa.

Leeds are looking to bounce back from Monday's 1-0 defeat at home to Wolves but Dean Smith's side sit second in the table having won all four of their opening games.

FRIDAY NIGHT BATTLE: Between Aston Villa boss Dean Smith, left, and Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Graphic by Graeme Bandeira.placeholder image
FRIDAY NIGHT BATTLE: Between Aston Villa boss Dean Smith, left, and Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Graphic by Graeme Bandeira.

The Whites also have several injuries to contend with and United head coach Marcelo Bielsa will hold his pre-match press conference at 12.30pm.

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